House Energy and Commerce Committee

113th Congress (2014 cycle)

The House Energy and Commerce Committee, formerly known simply as the Commerce Committee, is often where some of the biggest legislative battles get started. Handling everything from deregulating the telecommunications industry to relaxing promotional standards for drug companies to changing the nation's health care laws, this committee's members are often the subjects of intense industry lobbying. The committee was retooled at the beginning of the 107th Congress, handing its jurisdiction over insurance companies and securities firms to the new Financial Services Committee. However, there's enough left to ensure committee members of continued strong financial support from some of the country's most powerful companies, keeping this committee assignment among the most desirable in Congress.

Sectors Contributing to Members of this Committee, 2014 Election Cycle

PACs

Indivs

Agribusiness

$2,555,600

$1,380,664

Communic/Electronics

$5,386,260

$1,725,049

Construction

$1,147,655

$1,846,791

Defense

$1,250,900

$51,450

Energy/Nat Resource

$7,000,877

$3,088,129

Finance/Insur/RealEst

$4,734,119

$7,153,438

Health

$11,759,616

$3,862,159

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$1,425,557

$5,984,000

Transportation

$2,431,270

$1,213,138

Misc Business

$4,633,392

$4,292,304

Labor

$3,352,153

$9,800

Ideology/Single-Issue

$5,213,875

$2,214,733

Other

$127,500

$6,464,830

Committee-Related Industries

This committee has jurisdiction over a few select, identifiable groups,
so we have highlighted contributions from the following in "Member Money,"
"Top Industries," and "Committee-Related Industries":

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